________________________________________drive shaft
the flex joint to the drive shaft by 3 bolts,,the flex joint to the drive shaft by 3 bolts you could take off all 6 bolts ,,pry the drive shaft forward about 1 inch and it will drop down. now if you still want to remove the drive shaft remove the center bearing hanger bolts 2 of them. now remove the three bolts that bolt the D S to the flex joint at the tranny, (u do not have to remove the flex-joint at the tranny.
____________________________________________axles
Now for the axles,,two ways to do this first remove the axle nut. take loose the top two control arms from the hub. do not remove the the lower control ,( the big black one) for now do not remove the shock.
now you can pull the hub out and down the axle will come out of the hub , i hope you weigh at least 200 lbs ,you will need all your weight to move the hub down and to the rear.
once the axle is out of the hub then pull/pop/snap/the axle from the rear.
_____stub axles
OH if you have two piece axles there is a hub with 6 bolts on each axle right next to the diff ,,take those 6 bolts out push the axle toward the hub/wheel . you do not have to remove any control arms unless you just want more clearance. to remove the axles from the diff, ,,drain your diff ,,remove the rear cover,, at the end of each axle you will see a "C" clip the easy way to remove them is with 2 8" screwdrivers ,place on each side of the open of the clip and just knock it off ,( it will fall inside ,,u can fish it out then or just stand the diff on it's end and it will fall out ,it will be slow coming out because of the thick oil is holding it
_________________________________________Different ial removal
with a jack under the diff remove the front bolt (long one going up toward the car) remove the two bolts at the rear of the diff, move the diff forward and down ,,it is out.

if anyone has any thing to add please do so I may have left out something. jim